State Contact

Linzi Horsley
State Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program Coordinator
Division of Fatality Review & Prevention
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-509-4119
Fax: 317-233-1342
Email: LHorsley@isdh.IN.gov

Program Description

State Administration

The state FIMR program is administered at the Department of Health and supports local FIMR teams in the following counties:

Program Contact

Patty Pigman
Infant Mortality Prevention Coordinator
Healthy Communities, Columbus Regional Health
2400 E 17th St.
Columbus, IN 47201
Email: Pigman@CRH.org

Bartholomew Regional FIMR includes Bartholomew and Jennings Counties

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Regional or multicounty reviews

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
4 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
7 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Trista Enge
Infant Mortality Prevention Coordinator
Logansport Memorial Hospital
1101 Michigan Ave.
Logansport, IN 46947
Email: tengel@logansportmemorial.org

Cass County Regional FIMR includes Pulaski, Fulton, Miami and Cass Counties.

Program Contact

Breeze Peele
breeze.peele@lifespringhealthsystems.org

Clark County Regional FIMR includes Clark, Floyd, Scott and Washington Counties.

Program Contact

Shawna O’Kelley
FIMR Coordinator
Daviess County Health Department
303 East Hefron Street
Washington, IN 47501
Phone: 812-254-8666
Fax: 812-254-8643
Email: kathy.sullender@daviess.org

Secondary contact:
Carrie Shaw
Email: CShaw2@dchosp.org

Program Description

Davies Regional FIMR includes Daviess, Martin and Pike Counties

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Regional or multicounty reviews

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
4 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
2 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact:

Dana Smith
Wayne County Health Department
100 S 5th St, Richmond, IN 47374
Phone: 765.973.9245 ext 1521
Email: danas@co.wayne.in.us

East Central Regional FIMR includes Randolph, Henry, Wayne, Rush, Fayette, and Union Counties.

Program Contact:

To be determined

Program Contact:

Abby Flenar
Abby.Flenar@marionhealth.com

Grant County Regional FIMR includes Grant, Blackford, and Tipton Counties.

Program Contact

Theresa Buechele
Harrison County Health Department
241 Atwood Street, Suite 100
Corydon, IN 47112
Email: tbuechele@harrisoncounty.in.gov

Program Contact

Teri Conard
FIMR Coordinator
Marion County Public Health Department
3838 N. Rural Street, Room 613
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone: 317-221-3103
Fax: 317-221-3103
Email: TConard@MarionHealth.org

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
24 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
54 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Jessica Thompson, MPH, CPH
Good Samaritan Hospital
520 S Seventh St
Vincennes, IN 47591
Phone: 812.885.6820
Email: JThompson1@gshvin.org

Program Contact

Peggy Rose, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC
FIMR Coordinator
La Porte County Health Department
809 State Street
La Porte, IN 46350
Phone: 219.325.5563

Program Contact

Holly Leech
hleech@madisoncounty.in.gov

Secondary contact:
Sarah Neal
sneal@madisoncounty.in.gov

Program Contact

Britte Nihart
Allen County FIMR Coordinator
Parkview Hospital
11109 Parkview Plaza Dr.
Ft. Wayne, IN 46845
Phone: (260) 266-7969
Email: Britte.Nihart2@parkview.com

Northeastern Regional FIMR includes Adams, Allen, De Kalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley Counties.

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of  multiple counties

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
23 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
14 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Bernadette Taylor
FIMR Coordinator
Northwest Indiana Health Department Cooperative
1145 W. 5th Avenue
Gary, IN 46402
Phone: (219) 793-4367
Email: Bernadette.Taylor@franciscanalliance.org

Program Description

Northwestern Regional FIMR includes Jasper, Lake, and Newton Counties.

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
8 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Hayley Gerstler
Hayley.Gerstler@porterco.org

Program Contact

Emily Bock
FIMR Coordinator
Family Vitality Initiative
333 E. Miller Drive
Bloomington IN 47401
Phone: 812.327.0945
Email: ebock1@iuhealth.org

South Central Region includes Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, and Orange Counties

Program Contact

Lynn Herr
Fetal, Infant and Child Fatality Coordinator
Vanderburgh County Health Department
420 Mulberry St.
Evansville, IN 47713
Phone: 812-435-5761
Fax: 812-435-5725
Email: lherr@vanderburghcounty.in.gov

Second contact:
Bonnie Miller
Email: bmiller@vanderburghcounty.in.gov

Southwestern IN FIMR includes Dubois, Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Regional or multiple county reviews

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
12 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
8 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Sally Dixon, RN
FIMR Coordinator
Beacon Health System
710 N Niles Ave
South Bend, IN 46617
Phone: 574-210-1222
Email: sadixon@beaconhealthsystem.org

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Reviews residents of a county

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
25 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
25 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Heather Anderson
FIMR Coordinator
West Central Indiana Healthy Start
1433 N 6 1/2 St
Terre Haute, IN 47807
Phone: 812-238-8168
Email: heaanderson@uhhg.org

Wabash Valley FIMR includes Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo Counties.

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Regional or multicounty reviews

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
8 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
15 #Infant Deaths

Program Contact

Breanna Blackburn
vitalrecords@warrencounty.in.gov

Program Contact

Aubrey Kitchel
FIMR Coordinator
West Central Indiana FIMR Project Coordinator
Tippecanoe County Health Department
1850 S 18th St, room 144D
Lafayette, IN 47901
Phone: 765-423-9131
Email: akitchel@tippecanoe.in.gov

West Central Regional FIMR includes Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe, and White Counties

Program Description

Administration
The typical FIMR operates as a two tiered system, with a Community Review Team (CRT) and a separate Community Action Team (CAT). The CAT is often charged with taking the recommendations of the CRT and putting them into action. Does your FIMR use a two tiered system with a functioning CAT?
Yes

Reviews
What is the catchment area for your FIMR program?
Regional or multicounty reviews

What is the average number of cases reviewed by your FIMR team annually?
8 #Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
12 #Infant Deaths